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. 2021 Jun 3;16:255. doi: 10.1186/s13023-021-01884-4

Table 2.

Critical appraisal of full texts using Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) tool for epidemiological studies

Bjornland, 2020[32] Flores, 2018[21] Malik, 2017[25] Morris, 2015[27] Schatz, 2018[28] Thebaut, 2017[12] Van Vaisberg, 2019[23] Wang, 2017[24]
Was the sample frame appropriate to address the target population? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Were study participants sampled in an appropriate way? Unclear Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclearb Yes Yes
Was the sample size adequate? NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Were the study subjects and the setting described in detail? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Were valid methods used for the identification of the condition? Unclear Yes Noa Yes Yes Unclearc Unclear Yes
Was the condition measured in a standard, reliable way for all participants? Unclear Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Was there appropriate statistical analysis? Yes Yes NA NA NA Yes Yes NA
Was the response rate adequate, and if not, was the low response rate managed appropriately? NA NA NA NA Yes Yes NA NA

aGenetic analysis not available

bProspective design, unclear if sampling is consecutive

cUnclear if genetic analysis performed on all patients